as in colleague
a member of the same class in a school, college, or university
She was widely regarded as the most likely to succeed among her classmates.
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Recent Examples of classmate
MacDowell went on to marry businessman and her former classmate Rhett Hartzog in November 2001 before divorcing in 2004.
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Catherine Santino, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Furiosa star Taylor-Joy’s gown pairs with the pink frock Kudrow, 61, wore as unemployed space-case Michele, while Paper Towns star Delevingne twinned with Sorvino, 57, whose Remy decides to impress her classmates by claiming to have invented Post-its with no help from her dear friend Michele.
—EW.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Many of them held a memorial for her on Tuesday, Dec. 31, at her Waukesha West High School parking spot, including classmate Trianna Wenzel.
—Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 31 Dec. 2024
All because a classmate's mom thought the book wasn't appropriate for kids to read.
—Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 26 Dec. 2024
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Catherine Santino, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Furiosa star Taylor-Joy’s gown pairs with the pink frock Kudrow, 61, wore as unemployed space-case Michele, while Paper Towns star Delevingne twinned with Sorvino, 57, whose Remy decides to impress her classmates by claiming to have invented Post-its with no help from her dear friend Michele.
—EW.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Many of them held a memorial for her on Tuesday, Dec. 31, at her Waukesha West High School parking spot, including classmate Trianna Wenzel.
—Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 31 Dec. 2024
All because a classmate's mom thought the book wasn't appropriate for kids to read.
—Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 26 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for classmate
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Our colleagues Sergio Hernández and Nat Lash began digging into the older datasets, turning them into a searchable format.Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 18 Jan. 2025
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My colleague Joe Reid has also chosen to shepherd one particular GoFundMe to completion.Nate Jones, Vulture, 18 Jan. 2025
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Kolesar is always the first to drop the gloves to defend a teammate and is just flat-out better all over the ice than he’s been in previous seasons.Jesse Granger, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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Several Miami Heat teammates also made the trip to the Camarillo gym.Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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That's because Adaline spends most of her school day in a separate class with other students who have disabilities, rather than with her first-grade peers.Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 9 Jan. 2025
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While the company’s net income margin of nearly 38% is close to its highest since the early 2000s, Microsoft’s stock underperformed its peers last year, rising 12% while the Nasdaq gained 29%.Jordan Novet, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
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Shim, a longtime friend, suggested that Kang apply for the pardon to clear his name — and his record.Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
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Kyle MacLachlan has released a lengthy tribute to his career-long collaborator and friend, David Lynch, who died Thursday at 78.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 17 Jan. 2025
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Hayden’s own GoFundMe is full of the names of industry friends, childhood schoolmates, total strangers and people from around the world.Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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Instead of heading to morning classes, my high school freshman watched over younger schoolmates whose parents have to work.Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Classmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/classmate. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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